Golf in Saint Johnsbury

Saint Johnsbury is the shire town of Caledonia County and the unofficial capital of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, a mid-sized city that punches above its weight in cultural and civic ambition. The Fairbanks family's investment in institutions — the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, the Athenaeum art gallery, and the St. Johnsbury Academy — created a cultural infrastructure remarkable for a city of its size. The Kingdom's largest employer base outside of Newport, Saint Johnsbury serves the surrounding agricultural communities of the Passumpsic River valley. The city's elevation and northern exposure give it some of Vermont's harshest winters. The GRACE arts center and the various galleries in the downtown district reflect Saint Johnsbury's investment in creative economy initiatives that complement the traditional manufacturing and educational institutions the Fairbanks family established.